But it must be a "smart" meter, so the government can limit your breaths and control harmful environmental emissions.
Posted on 03/15/2013 9:32:28 AM PDT by bgill
Robin Fitzpatrick never knew peanuts could kill her son... The Plymouth, Mass., native was first diagnosed with a nut allergy when he was 8, after projectile-vomiting "across the room" at a Chinese restaurant, his mother said. In high school he suffered from a serious allergic reaction after he dropped his asthma inhaler into a pile of acorns... his mom couldn't find his Epi-Pen -- an epinephrine autoinjector. She had one in her cupboard but it had expired two months earlier. First responders told her over the phone that she shouldn't use it.
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These are the typical people who voted for Obama and the Nanny State.
With ObamaCare it’s only going to get worse.
Too bad Obama wasn’t there; he could have given him a breathalyzer...
But it must be a "smart" meter, so the government can limit your breaths and control harmful environmental emissions.
It says in the epipen literature that the use of the pen is never contraindicated in an emergency. That should satisfy the lawyers.
In an obvious life or death scene, not using it will definitely cause harm, using it may or may not, so you go with the safest path.
Yes, it is odd that the mom did not know much about severe allergies.
www.foodallergy.org
I once had a surprise throat-closing incident from something I ate. I crushed a bunch of Vitamin C tablets in orange juice and drank it down. Opened up my airway just enough until help arrived.
I was so struck by the televised newsreels of New Orleans people walking towards the stadium emergency center, where there were piles and piles of scattered timber, roofing pieces, tarps, etc lying all around. Yet they got on television and complained bitterly about the lack of privacy to urinate along the way. Had to reflect that red state people with scouting or military background would have built emergency privies without giving it a second thought.
At 19 years old, reponsibility for this lies solely on the deceased. An idiotic 911 operator, a bad info giving friend or a do as told mother did not cause this man’s death, he did. Sadly, lawyers will see that everyone but him is held responsible.
Exactly! Meds don’t lose 100% of their effectiveness at precisely 12:01AM on the expiration date! Pills are a slow-motion chemistry lab, perhaps producing compounds you don’t want (such as carcinogens) over time and reducing the effectiveness of those you do want. But meds can remain effective, at least somewhat, long after the expiration date. Avoid them if you can. But to save someone’s life, if that’s all you’ve got, of course you’ll administer them. Now, if you’re a healthcare professional, I can understand the reluctance. I mean, you could get your pants sued off. But for this poor mom and her son... Tragic.
Yes, it's not contraindicated, but that has nothing to do with the expiration date. If you think that's going to satisfy a trial lawyer, maybe you haven't observed many medical malpractice trials.
Unfortunately, EMS will not administer an expired medication. I suppose they could do it that one time and then start looking for a new job in another field, because they will lose their certification.
I personally agree with using an expired EpiPen in an emergency situation. If I'm staffing an ambulance, I won't do it -- but I wouldn't advise the parent not to.
There's at least one study out there that concluded that the "epinephrine bioavailability" of an outdated EpiPen is "significantly reduced," but it's still better than nothing as long it's not discolored.
The big-government/big-corporate criminal complex would be deprived of rightful revenue if she did.
“First responders told her over the phone that she shouldn’t use it.”
Why? Will it make him sick?
I wonder if the mom heard that rather than it was said.
Scary. I’m glad my vote is equal to theirs.
People must think they act like printer ink cartridges.
When seconds counts the paramedics are just minutes away.
This young man’s threat to his well being could not be eliminated with a gun but it is the same principle. You must be prepared to take care of you and yours at any moment and not be dependent upon the government.
counts = count
Yes, and the mother is fulla bravo sierra!! Or utterly incompetent!
I agree.
I’ve taken “expired” aspirin, eaten “expired” food, etc., and I’m still here with no ill effects.
If it were my kid, I’d have taken the chance.
Like my brother says: Forget the zombie apocalypse, we are in the midst of a retard apocalypse. lol. Seriously, no offense to the mentally disabled, but it’s true, you see it everywhere. The utter idiocy is rampant and overwhelming. Why is that? Is it the addiction to computers? To ipods, ipads, video games? I can’t believe half the stuff I see out there.
I saw one video the other day of a dog whose leash got stuck in an elevator, the owner was drunk and left the dog in the hallway while he went up in the elevator. And of course the dog got strangled then lifted up and hanged by the neck. So what happens? A woman comes out into the hallway, sees the dog hanging by the neck shaking to get loose. She stares at it and walks away.
A few minutes later she comes back with a man. They both look at the dog shaking, stare at it, then walk away. Then the man comes back alone, stares at the dog, who by the way is not doing anything vicious or frightening, and again he walks away.
So this goes on and on, they stare at the dog, stare at the dog..You can see the wheels creaking in their head, then again they walk away. Finally someone with half a brain comes who lifts the dog up to take the strain off his neck while again the other two morons stare. Then the guy gets the dog off the leash, but it’s too late. The dog is gone. The dog dies because like my brother says: We are in the midst of a retard apocalypse. Actually that is not quite an accurate term. The retarded look like Einsteins next to these morons. It’s more like an eggplant apocalypse. Eggplants have taken over.
I told him take it cause the dates on them didn’t really mean anything except a little loss of potency.
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If stored in a cool place most drugs are good for DECADES past the expiration date with very little loss of potency.
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